remain ＋ adj./doing/done/to be/n./prep.

　　The African people remain very poor/to be very poor.

　　非洲人仍然很窮。 She remained standing for over an hour.

　　她一直站了一個(gè)多小時(shí)。 The door remained closed. 門依然是關(guān)的。 Much work remains to be done. 許多工作有待去做。 ①remaining adj.意思是“余下的，剩下的”，常作定語(yǔ)。 ②It remains to be seen whether/what…是常見(jiàn)結(jié)構(gòu)，“……將拭目以待、還有待觀察”。

　　remain 與 stay ①remain指其他人或物移去、分離或遭到毀壞后繼續(xù)留在原處，此時(shí)也可用stay, 但如果用意在于使離開(kāi)和停留形成對(duì)比，使用remain效果更佳。 ②stay指客人、寄宿者或類似的人的暫時(shí)停留。

　　Only the shell of the building remained after the explosion.

　　爆炸后，只剩下樓房的框架。

　　He was invited to stay for supper.

　　他被邀請(qǐng)留下吃晚飯。

　　He remained/stayed in his seat after all the other students had gone home.

　　別的學(xué)生都回家了他還留在座位上。 完成句子。 1. 雖然他已經(jīng)吃了很多藥，但健康依然很差。 Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health remains poor.

　　2. 雖然風(fēng)已經(jīng)停了，但雨仍在不緊不慢地(steady)下著，因此你仍需帶上雨衣。 Although the wind has died down, the rain remains steady， so you still need a raincoat.

　　單項(xiàng)填空。 ()3. It remains ______ whether Jim' ll be fit enough to play in the finals.

　　A. seen

　　B. to be seen

　　C. seeing

　　D. to see ()4. Please remain ______ until the plane has come to a complete stop.

　　A. to seat

　　B. to be seated

　　C. seating

　　D. seated

　　()1. (2009·湖南卷)______ the police thought he was the most likely one, since they had no exact proof about it, they could not arrest him. A. Although

　　B. As long as C. If only

　　D. As soon as

　　A 考查從屬連詞的用法。根據(jù)句意，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。

　　There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall at last Thursday's event, although it was an extremely cold night.(P22)

　　()2. (2010·全國(guó)卷Ⅰ)Mary made coffee ______ her guests were finishing their meal. A. so that

　　B. although

　　C. while

　　D. as if

　　C　句意：瑪麗煮咖啡時(shí)她的客人們剛好吃完飯。

　　Her singing was full of feeling; the first part of the song was filled with anger，while the last part expressed love and joy.(P23) Part1 M2.Unit5 Unit5　Rhythm Module2

　　disappointed與disappointing ①disappointed adj. 通常表示人的心理狀態(tài)，“感到失望的”。 ② disappointing adj. 表示事物特征，“令人失望的”。 1、 完成句子。 He was disappointed at the disappointing result.

　　2、effect n. 結(jié)果， 影響， 效果

　　have an effect/influence on對(duì)……有影響/起作用 My parents' divorce had a big effect on me.

　　我父母的離異對(duì)我影響很大。 ① bring/carry/put sth. into effect 實(shí)行， 實(shí)施；生效 ② be of no effect 無(wú)效

　　③ have/take effect 生效 ④ greenhouse effect 溫室效應(yīng)

　　⑤ side effect 副作用 ⑥affect v．影響

　　⑦effective adj.有效果的 完成句子。 通過(guò)膨脹給經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來(lái)災(zāi)難性的影響。

　　Inflation is having a disastrous effect on the economy.

　　2.我們的努力開(kāi)始見(jiàn)效了。

　　Our efforts are beginning to have/take effect.

　　3.新的稅收制度將于明年實(shí)行。

　　A new system of taxation will be brought into effect next year.

　　be/get used to (doing) sth., used to do sth., be used to do 和be used as

　　①be/get used to (doing) sth. 習(xí)慣于(做)某事 ②used to do sth. 過(guò)去常常做某事 ③be used to do被用來(lái)做 ④be used as被用作 3、 used to的否定形式為usedn‘t to或didn’t use to。 疑問(wèn)形式為Used sb. to…或Did sb. use to…？ 反意疑問(wèn)形式為…usedn't sb.？或…didn't sb.?

　　He didn't use/usedn't to write with a pencil.

　　他過(guò)去不常用鉛筆寫字。 完成句子。 1.他已習(xí)慣在冬天洗冷水澡。

　　He has been used to taking cold baths in winter.

　　2.他住在鄉(xiāng)下的時(shí)候， 常常很早起來(lái)跑步。

　　He used to run early in the morning when he stayed in the countryside.

　　3.你很快就會(huì)適應(yīng)這里的食物的。

　　You will soon get used to the food here.

　　4.他過(guò)去常來(lái)這里嗎？

　　Used he/Did he use　to come here? 5.他們過(guò)去是好朋友， 是嗎？

　　They used to be good friends, usedn't/didn't they ？ nearly, almost, most與mostly

　　這三個(gè)詞都可以作副詞， 但意義和用法不同。 (1) nearly和almost雖然都可以表示“幾乎”， 但是當(dāng)要表示“接近”或“就要到了”時(shí)用nearly；當(dāng)想表達(dá)“不足”或“尚差一點(diǎn)兒”時(shí)用almost。 They are nearly at the end of their journey.

　　他們快結(jié)束旅行了。 4、 (2) almost adv. 意為“幾乎”，等于very nearly；指在程度上相差很少， 一般與no, none, nothing, never, nobody等表示否定意義的詞連用。

　　Not noticing the time of departure, I almost missed the train.

　　沒(méi)有留意到出發(fā)的時(shí)間， 我差一點(diǎn)誤了火車。 (3)most

　　① adj. 意為“最……”。 She had the most money of all of them.

　　在這些人當(dāng)中，她最有錢。 ② adv. 用在形容詞或副詞前面， 等于very, 起加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣的作用， 表示“很、十分、非常”， most前面不可有定冠詞the。 It's most dangerous to be so near to the tiger.

　　離老虎那么近是很危險(xiǎn)的。 ③ pron. 意為“絕大多數(shù)”。

　　Most of the people here can speak at least two languages. 這里絕大部分的人都能說(shuō)至少兩門語(yǔ)言。 (4) mostly adv. 意為“幾乎全部， 大部分， 主要地， 通常地”，相當(dāng)于mainly。

　　The students in our class are mostly from this city.

　　我們班的學(xué)生主要來(lái)自這個(gè)城市。 用most, almost與mostly填空。 1.Mary said she read a most interesting book yesterday.

　　2.As most of you know, I've decided to resign.

　　3.Almost nothing can prevent him from loving this girl.

　　4.His stories were mostly about his experiences of working in that city.

　　5、impress vt. 使(人)印象深刻 ① impress sth. on/upon one's mind＝impress sb. with sth.

　　My father impressed the importance of hard work on/upon my mind.

　　＝My father impressed me with the importance of hard work.

　　父親使我明白了努力工作的重要性。 ② sb. be impressed by/with sth. 某物給某人深刻印象 ③ be impressed on one's memory

　　被深深地印在記憶中 ④impression n.

　　leave/make an impression on sb.

　　Her special voice left/made a deep impression on me.

　　她特別的聲音給我留下很深的印象。 漢譯英。 1. 他們的新房子給我留下了深刻印象。

　　I was very impressed with/by their new house.

　　2. 如果店面不整潔會(huì)給顧客留下一個(gè)壞印象。

　　If the shop is untidy, it leaves a bad impression on the customers.

　　3. 她友好的態(tài)度給我留下了深刻的印象。

　　I was impressed by/with her friendly attitude.

　　4. 他的話深深地印在我的記憶中。

　　His words are strongly impressed on my memory.

　　5. 這本書給我們印象最深的是它生動(dòng)的語(yǔ)言。

　　What impressed us most about the book was its vivid language.

　　6、combine vt. 結(jié)合， 合并 ① combine A with/and B 把A和B結(jié)合起來(lái) The best way is to combine these two ways together.

　　最好的方式是把兩種方法結(jié)合在一起。 ② combine to do聯(lián)合起來(lái)做

　　Several small companies combined to fight against the power of a large one. 幾個(gè)小公司聯(lián)合起來(lái)與一個(gè)大公司抗衡。 combination n.

　　in combination with與……結(jié)合

　　The Chinese people, in combination with people from all over the world, is trying to build a more beautiful world.

　　中華民族和來(lái)自全世界的各族人民正一起努力建造一個(gè)更美好的世界。 漢譯英。 1. 綠色是黃色和藍(lán)色的混合體。

　　Green is a combination of yellow and blue.

　　2. 這部電影寓教育于娛樂(lè)之中。

　　The film combined education with entertainment.

　　3. 他兼有詩(shī)人和軍人的性格。

　　He combines the characters of poet and soldier.

　　4. 努力工作與堅(jiān)持結(jié)合造就完人。

　　Hard work and perseverance combine to make a perfect man.

　　7、achieve ① vt. (通過(guò)努力、技巧、勇氣等)實(shí)現(xiàn)，取得或達(dá)到(某事) achieve success獲得成功 achieve one's ambition 實(shí)現(xiàn)抱負(fù) ② vi. 獲得成功

　　earn，gain，win，obtain，acquire，get與achieve ①earn 指經(jīng)過(guò)艱苦的努力而獲得報(bào)酬，其賓語(yǔ)一般是金錢或榮譽(yù)。 His achievement earned him respect. (靠自己的勞動(dòng)) ②gain 側(cè)重于物質(zhì)方面的收益，強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)過(guò)努力、拼搏才能獲得的東西。其后的賓語(yǔ)常常是：one's living; experience; strength; time; knowledge; attention; respect; admiration等。 He has gained a lot of experience as he grows older.

　　③win 表示在較強(qiáng)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中獲勝，它既是不及物動(dòng)詞也是及物動(dòng)詞。在作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，其后的賓語(yǔ)只能是：game, war, prize, fame, battle等。

　　As long as we unite as one, we can win the game.

　　只要我們團(tuán)結(jié)如一，我們就能贏得這場(chǎng)比賽。 ④obtain 著重指通過(guò)巨大努力、得到所需的或盼望已久的東西。

　　He failed to obtain a scholarship. (巨大努力、盼望已久) ⑤acquire 書面用語(yǔ)。強(qiáng)調(diào)通過(guò)不斷地、持續(xù)地努力而獲得某物，也指日積月累地漸漸地獲得。 ⑥get 一般用語(yǔ)，使用較廣。可指以任何方式得到某物，也不一定要經(jīng)過(guò)努力。 He got the first prize in the listening contest. (使用較廣) ⑦achieve 強(qiáng)調(diào)“得到”這一結(jié)果，多指克服困難后取得勝利、成功、成就而實(shí)現(xiàn)預(yù)期的目的。

　　I knew it would help us to achieve our dream of attending college.

　　完成句子。 1. 要努力工作才能取得成功。

　　It takes hard work to achieve success. 2.我們希望所有的學(xué)生在各自選擇的專業(yè)領(lǐng)域內(nèi)都能有所成就。

　　We want all our students to achieve within their chosen profession. 單項(xiàng)填空。 ()3. I discovered that the good name my parents had ______brought our whole family the respect of

　　our neighbor.

　　A. earned

　　B. deserved

　　C. given

　　D. used achieve success　 2. achieve 3. A　考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。按照句意此處為“贏得”的意思。earn的賓語(yǔ)可以是name, fame, reputation, position。

　　8、This is why he went back to his roots and rediscovered the beauty in Chinese folk music. (P26)這就是他要落葉歸根且重新發(fā)覺(jué)中國(guó)民間音樂(lè)的美妙的原因。 ① This is why…意為“這就是……的原因”， why后跟結(jié)果。 ② This/That is because…意為“這/那是因?yàn)椤保?because后跟原因。 ③ The reason why/for which sb. does sth. is that…“之所以……是因?yàn)椤保?that引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句，不能換成because。 漢譯英。 1.我們遇上了下班的高峰期。那就是我們吃飯來(lái)晚了的原因。

　　We were caught in the rush hour. That is why we were late for dinner.

　　2. 我們吃飯來(lái)晚了。那是因?yàn)槲覀冇錾狭讼掳喔叻迤凇?/p>

　　We were late for dinner. That was because we were caught in the rush hour.

　　3. 我認(rèn)為你失敗的原因是你不聽(tīng)老師的忠告。

　　I think that the reason why you failed was that you had turned a deaf ear to/hadn't followed/hadn't taken your teacher's advice.

　　9、In many ways, blues music remains an important element in many of today's popular tunes. (P32)

　　在很多方面，當(dāng)今許多流行曲調(diào)中布魯斯音樂(lè)依然是重要的元素。

　　remain是系動(dòng)詞，相當(dāng)于be still, 通常不用進(jìn)行時(shí)，不用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。remain 是不及物動(dòng)詞，所以一般不用它的過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)。

　　remain ＋ adj./doing/done/to be/n./prep.

　　The African people remain very poor/to be very poor.

　　非洲人仍然很窮。 She remained standing for over an hour.

　　她一直站了一個(gè)多小時(shí)。 The door remained closed. 門依然是關(guān)的。 Much work remains to be done. 許多工作有待去做。 ①remaining adj.意思是“余下的，剩下的”，常作定語(yǔ)。 ②It remains to be seen whether/what…是常見(jiàn)結(jié)構(gòu)，“……將拭目以待、還有待觀察”。

　　remain 與 stay ①remain指其他人或物移去、分離或遭到毀壞后繼續(xù)留在原處，此時(shí)也可用stay, 但如果用意在于使離開(kāi)和停留形成對(duì)比，使用remain效果更佳。 ②stay指客人、寄宿者或類似的人的暫時(shí)停留。

　　Only the shell of the building remained after the explosion.

　　爆炸后，只剩下樓房的框架。

　　He was invited to stay for supper.

　　他被邀請(qǐng)留下吃晚飯。

　　He remained/stayed in his seat after all the other students had gone home.

　　別的學(xué)生都回家了他還留在座位上。 完成句子。 1. 雖然他已經(jīng)吃了很多藥，但健康依然很差。 Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health remains poor.

　　2. 雖然風(fēng)已經(jīng)停了，但雨仍在不緊不慢地(steady)下著，因此你仍需帶上雨衣。 Although the wind has died down, the rain remains steady， so you still need a raincoat.

　　單項(xiàng)填空。 ()3. It remains ______ whether Jim' ll be fit enough to play in the finals.

　　A. seen

　　B. to be seen

　　C. seeing

　　D. to see ()4. Please remain ______ until the plane has come to a complete stop.

　　A. to seat

　　B. to be seated

　　C. seating

　　D. seated

　　()1. (2009·湖南卷)______ the police thought he was the most likely one, since they had no exact proof about it, they could not arrest him. A. Although

　　B. As long as C. If only

　　D. As soon as

　　A 考查從屬連詞的用法。根據(jù)句意，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。

　　There was not an empty seat anywhere in the concert hall at last Thursday's event, although it was an extremely cold night.(P22)

　　()2. (2010·全國(guó)卷Ⅰ)Mary made coffee ______ her guests were finishing their meal. A. so that

　　B. although

　　C. while

　　D. as if

　　C　句意：瑪麗煮咖啡時(shí)她的客人們剛好吃完飯。

　　Her singing was full of feeling; the first part of the song was filled with anger，while the last part expressed love and joy.(P23) Part1 M2.Unit5 Unit5　Rhythm Module2

　　disappointed與disappointing ①disappointed adj. 通常表示人的心理狀態(tài)，“感到失望的”。 ② disappointing adj. 表示事物特征，“令人失望的”。 1、 完成句子。 He was disappointed at the disappointing result.

　　2、effect n. 結(jié)果， 影響， 效果

　　have an effect/influence on對(duì)……有影響/起作用 My parents' divorce had a big effect on me.

　　我父母的離異對(duì)我影響很大。 ① bring/carry/put sth. into effect 實(shí)行， 實(shí)施；生效 ② be of no effect 無(wú)效

　　③ have/take effect 生效 ④ greenhouse effect 溫室效應(yīng)

　　⑤ side effect 副作用 ⑥affect v．影響

　　⑦effective adj.有效果的 完成句子。 通過(guò)膨脹給經(jīng)濟(jì)帶來(lái)災(zāi)難性的影響。

　　Inflation is having a disastrous effect on the economy.

　　2.我們的努力開(kāi)始見(jiàn)效了。

　　Our efforts are beginning to have/take effect.

　　3.新的稅收制度將于明年實(shí)行。

　　A new system of taxation will be brought into effect next year.

　　be/get used to (doing) sth., used to do sth., be used to do 和be used as

　　①be/get used to (doing) sth. 習(xí)慣于(做)某事 ②used to do sth. 過(guò)去常常做某事 ③be used to do被用來(lái)做 ④be used as被用作 3、 used to的否定形式為usedn‘t to或didn’t use to。 疑問(wèn)形式為Used sb. to…或Did sb. use to…？ 反意疑問(wèn)形式為…usedn't sb.？或…didn't sb.?

　　He didn't use/usedn't to write with a pencil.

　　他過(guò)去不常用鉛筆寫字。 完成句子。 1.他已習(xí)慣在冬天洗冷水澡。

　　He has been used to taking cold baths in winter.

　　2.他住在鄉(xiāng)下的時(shí)候， 常常很早起來(lái)跑步。

　　He used to run early in the morning when he stayed in the countryside.

　　3.你很快就會(huì)適應(yīng)這里的食物的。

　　You will soon get used to the food here.

　　4.他過(guò)去常來(lái)這里嗎？

　　Used he/Did he use　to come here? 5.他們過(guò)去是好朋友， 是嗎？

　　They used to be good friends, usedn't/didn't they ？ nearly, almost, most與mostly

　　這三個(gè)詞都可以作副詞， 但意義和用法不同。 (1) nearly和almost雖然都可以表示“幾乎”， 但是當(dāng)要表示“接近”或“就要到了”時(shí)用nearly；當(dāng)想表達(dá)“不足”或“尚差一點(diǎn)兒”時(shí)用almost。 They are nearly at the end of their journey.

　　他們快結(jié)束旅行了。 4、 (2) almost adv. 意為“幾乎”，等于very nearly；指在程度上相差很少， 一般與no, none, nothing, never, nobody等表示否定意義的詞連用。

　　Not noticing the time of departure, I almost missed the train.

　　沒(méi)有留意到出發(fā)的時(shí)間， 我差一點(diǎn)誤了火車。 (3)most

　　① adj. 意為“最……”。 She had the most money of all of them.

　　在這些人當(dāng)中，她最有錢。 ② adv. 用在形容詞或副詞前面， 等于very, 起加強(qiáng)語(yǔ)氣的作用， 表示“很、十分、非常”， most前面不可有定冠詞the。 It's most dangerous to be so near to the tiger.

　　離老虎那么近是很危險(xiǎn)的。 ③ pron. 意為“絕大多數(shù)”。

　　Most of the people here can speak at least two languages. 這里絕大部分的人都能說(shuō)至少兩門語(yǔ)言。 (4) mostly adv. 意為“幾乎全部， 大部分， 主要地， 通常地”，相當(dāng)于mainly。

　　The students in our class are mostly from this city.

　　我們班的學(xué)生主要來(lái)自這個(gè)城市。 用most, almost與mostly填空。 1.Mary said she read a most interesting book yesterday.

　　2.As most of you know, I've decided to resign.

　　3.Almost nothing can prevent him from loving this girl.

　　4.His stories were mostly about his experiences of working in that city.

　　5、impress vt. 使(人)印象深刻 ① impress sth. on/upon one's mind＝impress sb. with sth.

　　My father impressed the importance of hard work on/upon my mind.

　　＝My father impressed me with the importance of hard work.

　　父親使我明白了努力工作的重要性。 ② sb. be impressed by/with sth. 某物給某人深刻印象 ③ be impressed on one's memory

　　被深深地印在記憶中 ④impression n.

　　leave/make an impression on sb.

　　Her special voice left/made a deep impression on me.

　　她特別的聲音給我留下很深的印象。 漢譯英。 1. 他們的新房子給我留下了深刻印象。

　　I was very impressed with/by their new house.

　　2. 如果店面不整潔會(huì)給顧客留下一個(gè)壞印象。

　　If the shop is untidy, it leaves a bad impression on the customers.

　　3. 她友好的態(tài)度給我留下了深刻的印象。

　　I was impressed by/with her friendly attitude.

　　4. 他的話深深地印在我的記憶中。

　　His words are strongly impressed on my memory.

　　5. 這本書給我們印象最深的是它生動(dòng)的語(yǔ)言。

　　What impressed us most about the book was its vivid language.

　　6、combine vt. 結(jié)合， 合并 ① combine A with/and B 把A和B結(jié)合起來(lái) The best way is to combine these two ways together.

　　最好的方式是把兩種方法結(jié)合在一起。 ② combine to do聯(lián)合起來(lái)做

　　Several small companies combined to fight against the power of a large one. 幾個(gè)小公司聯(lián)合起來(lái)與一個(gè)大公司抗衡。 combination n.

　　in combination with與……結(jié)合

　　The Chinese people, in combination with people from all over the world, is trying to build a more beautiful world.

　　中華民族和來(lái)自全世界的各族人民正一起努力建造一個(gè)更美好的世界。 漢譯英。 1. 綠色是黃色和藍(lán)色的混合體。

　　Green is a combination of yellow and blue.

　　2. 這部電影寓教育于娛樂(lè)之中。

　　The film combined education with entertainment.

　　3. 他兼有詩(shī)人和軍人的性格。

　　He combines the characters of poet and soldier.

　　4. 努力工作與堅(jiān)持結(jié)合造就完人。

　　Hard work and perseverance combine to make a perfect man.

　　7、achieve ① vt. (通過(guò)努力、技巧、勇氣等)實(shí)現(xiàn)，取得或達(dá)到(某事) achieve success獲得成功 achieve one's ambition 實(shí)現(xiàn)抱負(fù) ② vi. 獲得成功

　　earn，gain，win，obtain，acquire，get與achieve ①earn 指經(jīng)過(guò)艱苦的努力而獲得報(bào)酬，其賓語(yǔ)一般是金錢或榮譽(yù)。 His achievement earned him respect. (靠自己的勞動(dòng)) ②gain 側(cè)重于物質(zhì)方面的收益，強(qiáng)調(diào)經(jīng)過(guò)努力、拼搏才能獲得的東西。其后的賓語(yǔ)常常是：one's living; experience; strength; time; knowledge; attention; respect; admiration等。 He has gained a lot of experience as he grows older.

　　③win 表示在較強(qiáng)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中獲勝，它既是不及物動(dòng)詞也是及物動(dòng)詞。在作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，其后的賓語(yǔ)只能是：game, war, prize, fame, battle等。

　　As long as we unite as one, we can win the game.

　　只要我們團(tuán)結(jié)如一，我們就能贏得這場(chǎng)比賽。 ④obtain 著重指通過(guò)巨大努力、得到所需的或盼望已久的東西。

　　He failed to obtain a scholarship. (巨大努力、盼望已久) ⑤acquire 書面用語(yǔ)。強(qiáng)調(diào)通過(guò)不斷地、持續(xù)地努力而獲得某物，也指日積月累地漸漸地獲得。 ⑥get 一般用語(yǔ)，使用較廣。可指以任何方式得到某物，也不一定要經(jīng)過(guò)努力。 He got the first prize in the listening contest. (使用較廣) ⑦achieve 強(qiáng)調(diào)“得到”這一結(jié)果，多指克服困難后取得勝利、成功、成就而實(shí)現(xiàn)預(yù)期的目的。

　　I knew it would help us to achieve our dream of attending college.

　　完成句子。 1. 要努力工作才能取得成功。

　　It takes hard work to achieve success. 2.我們希望所有的學(xué)生在各自選擇的專業(yè)領(lǐng)域內(nèi)都能有所成就。

　　We want all our students to achieve within their chosen profession. 單項(xiàng)填空。 ()3. I discovered that the good name my parents had ______brought our whole family the respect of

　　our neighbor.

　　A. earned

　　B. deserved

　　C. given

　　D. used achieve success　 2. achieve 3. A　考查動(dòng)詞詞義辨析。按照句意此處為“贏得”的意思。earn的賓語(yǔ)可以是name, fame, reputation, position。

　　8、This is why he went back to his roots and rediscovered the beauty in Chinese folk music. (P26)這就是他要落葉歸根且重新發(fā)覺(jué)中國(guó)民間音樂(lè)的美妙的原因。 ① This is why…意為“這就是……的原因”， why后跟結(jié)果。 ② This/That is because…意為“這/那是因?yàn)椤保?because后跟原因。 ③ The reason why/for which sb. does sth. is that…“之所以……是因?yàn)椤保?that引導(dǎo)表語(yǔ)從句，不能換成because。 漢譯英。 1.我們遇上了下班的高峰期。那就是我們吃飯來(lái)晚了的原因。

　　We were caught in the rush hour. That is why we were late for dinner.

　　2. 我們吃飯來(lái)晚了。那是因?yàn)槲覀冇錾狭讼掳喔叻迤凇?/p>

　　We were late for dinner. That was because we were caught in the rush hour.

　　3. 我認(rèn)為你失敗的原因是你不聽(tīng)老師的忠告。

　　I think that the reason why you failed was that you had turned a deaf ear to/hadn't followed/hadn't taken your teacher's advice.

　　9、In many ways, blues music remains an important element in many of today's popular tunes. (P32)

　　在很多方面，當(dāng)今許多流行曲調(diào)中布魯斯音樂(lè)依然是重要的元素。

　　remain是系動(dòng)詞，相當(dāng)于be still, 通常不用進(jìn)行時(shí)，不用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。remain 是不及物動(dòng)詞，所以一般不用它的過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)或狀語(yǔ)。